CFI Renewal - FIRC suggestions?
08-17-2009, 02:11 PM
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CFI Renewal - FIRC suggestions?
It's about time to renew my CFI privileges. I haven't done enough instructing for an activity-based renewal this year, so I'll probably opt to take a refresher course. I'm considering:
American Flyers online course. It's cheap, but that's about all I know about it.
AOPA online course. About the same price as AF, but I don't think you get "lifetime renewal" with it.
Also considering attending a Hoffman Pilot Center live course. If anybody knows anything about this or has attended, I'd appreciate some feedback. I'd kind of like to get something more out of it than just "checking the boxes," and I think I'd get more out of a good live course.
Any other ideas?
American Flyers online course. It's cheap, but that's about all I know about it.
AOPA online course. About the same price as AF, but I don't think you get "lifetime renewal" with it.
Also considering attending a Hoffman Pilot Center live course. If anybody knows anything about this or has attended, I'd appreciate some feedback. I'd kind of like to get something more out of it than just "checking the boxes," and I think I'd get more out of a good live course.
Any other ideas?
08-17-2009, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by waflyboy
Was it valuable as an education resource, or was it just a "here's what you're required to study... check the boxes and get your certificate" king of thing?
08-17-2009, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Other than wasting a weekend they can fun if the instructor is good, plus you get to meet some people.
08-19-2009, 05:09 PM
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American Flyers, I did the "studying" over several days, several hits of the "refresh" button to keep the timer going, and finished it on the road. Print off the cert, call the FSDO, set an appointment and you're in/out in 15 minutes
Honestly I don't know if I could sit through a weekend FIRC without going crazy, but I haven't done one either so I'm just being judgemental and lazy by doing AF's course.
Honestly I don't know if I could sit through a weekend FIRC without going crazy, but I haven't done one either so I'm just being judgemental and lazy by doing AF's course.
08-19-2009, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ewfflyer
American Flyers, I did the "studying" over several days, several hits of the "refresh" button to keep the timer going, and finished it on the road. Print off the cert, call the FSDO, set an appointment and you're in/out in 15 minutes
Honestly I don't know if I could sit through a weekend FIRC without going crazy, but I haven't done one either so I'm just being judgemental and lazy by doing AF's course.
Honestly I don't know if I could sit through a weekend FIRC without going crazy, but I haven't done one either so I'm just being judgemental and lazy by doing AF's course.
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